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Books and Articles
A list books, journals, and articles useful in the study and teaching of epidemiology and other public health topics.

Epidemiology

Principles of Epidemiology: An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dicker RC, et al. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1992.

Field Epidemiology
Gregg MB, et al. Oxford University Press, 1996.

Applied Epidemiology: Theory to Practice
Brownson R, Petitti D. Oxford University Press, 1998

Principles and Practices of Public Health Surveillance
Teutsch S, Churchill RE (editors). Oxford University Press, 1994.

Prevention Effectiveness: A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation
Haddox A, Teutsch S, Schaffer P, Dunet D (editors). Oxford University Press, 1996.

An Essay on the Principle of Population
Malthus T. Oxford University Press, 1993.

Evolution of Infectious Disease
Ewald PW. Oxford University Press, 1994.

Medical Detective
Berton Roueche

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Statistics

Statistics in Medicine
Colton T. Little, Brown and Company, 1974.

Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions (2nd edition)
Fleiss JL. Wiley, 1981.

Historical Background

John Snow Revisited: Getting a Handle on the Broad Street Pump
The Pharos (Winter 1999)
Howard Brody, Peter Vinten-Johansen, Nigel Paneth, Michael Rip

Sentinel for Health: A History of the Centers for Disease Control
Etheridge EW. University of California Press,1992.

Dictionaries

Dorland's Medical Dictionary

A Dictionary of Epidemiology (3rd edition)
John Last (editor). Oxford University Press, 1996.

Great Stories: True Events

The Demon in the Freezer
Richard Preston, 2002. 

The Hot Zone
Richard Preston, 1995.

Great Stories: Fictional Tales

The Cobra Event
Richard Preston, 1997.

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